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Once Upon a Time in the West...Country

By: Tony Hawks
Narrated by: Tony Hawks
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Comedian and best-selling author Tony Hawks is embarking on his greatest adventure yet - moving from city life in London to deepest Devon in the West Country.

You can take the man out of the city, but is the countryside ready for him? Comedian and born-and-bred townie Tony Hawks is not afraid of a challenge - or indeed a good bet. He's hitchhiked round Ireland with a fridge and taken on the Moldovan football team at tennis one by one. Now the time has come for his greatest gamble yet - turning his back on comfortable city life to move to the wilds of the West Country.

With his partner, Fran, in tow and their first child on the way, he embraces the rituals of village life with often absurd and hilarious results, introducing us to an ensemble of eclectic characters along the way. One minute he's taking part in a calamitous tractor run, the next he's chairing a village meeting, but of course he still finds time for one last solo adventure before fatherhood arrives - cycling coast to coast with a mini pig called Titch.

In the epic battle of man versus countryside, who will win out?

©2015 Tony Hawks (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Funny Witty Village Sports Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Comedy Fatherhood
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Just what I needed to keep me chuckling out loud whilst catching up on the gardening and other chores. Good to hear how life has turned out for Tony since his last book A Piano in The Pyrenees - no spoilers!

Funny

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I loved this book it was wonderfully entertaining
Made me laugh out loud I read all of Tony Hawks books and have never been disappointed

Great read

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I always enjoy Tony's books. I definitely recommend this as well as his other books. Looking forward to seeing what he releases next as they are always a great listen.

Another cracker from Tony Hawks

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Not often that I write a book review particularly one I don't need to read, but just listen to. I have a lot of Audibles and enjoy most as I'm a careful chooser, always reading other's reviews! I am drawn to writing a review here though simply because I really enjoyed listening to the author reading his own story. It's a bit like a poet reading their own work, being the only person who really knows what the text was meant to sound like.
Throughout the book, which I found really hard to pause, I could see Tony relating his adventure in person and not like in a book but as if we were sitting across a pint in the local, having got together after his latest voyage of discovery.
The story was completely absorbing. I have read, using my eyes, his previous books too but this one just connected in a unique way and was a great experience.
This book could be used by Audible as a sample to entice new converts to the audio book world.
Tony, If you read this; it really is 'Grrrreat!' - could be a serial (see what I did there?).

A Great 'Read'

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loved it thoroughly had me laughing out loud, smiling and smirking throughout the entire book

another brilliant look into Tony hawks life

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